Balıkesir to Copenhagen by train
Travel from Balıkesir (Turkey) to Copenhagen (Denmark) by train (2109km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Balıkesir in Turkey to Copenhagen in Denmark, the main route leads via Romania, Hungary and Germany. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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2109 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Balıkesir to Copenhagen, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Copenhagen - Balıkesir / Istanbul - Aalborg / Istanbul - Aarhus / Istanbul - Kolding / Istanbul - Odense / Istanbul - Helsingør / Ankara - Copenhagen / Izmir - Copenhagen / Van - Copenhagen / Ankara - Odense1 Balıkesir (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Berlin (Germany) - Copenhagen (Denmark)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Balıkesir (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel in Turkey by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a train station. Via the links you also find schedules and ticket prices.
Turkey offers high-speed trains and long-distance trains which run overnight.
If no train connection is available, travel by one of the many bus connections. Bus tickets are also available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Balıkesir to Istanbul?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Optima Express (OPEX) / Standard (TCDD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Istanbul - Athens / Istanbul - Thessaloniki
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Balıkesir / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Istanbul
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Berlin (Germany)
Travel from Budapest to Berlin by train. Train tickets start from 29 EUR. A comfortable overnight train is available. The journey time by the direct day train is 11 hours.
The night train offers as cheapest category seats from 29 EUR. More comfortable is a berth in compartments for 4 or 6 persons. Or a sleeper compartment which you can book for one to three persons. The departure time in Budapest is 19:30. The arrival time in Berlin is 09:15.
Train ticket fares for the direct day train start from 46,90 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 07:40. The arrival time in Berlin is 18:40.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Budapest
1e Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Copenhagen (Denmark)
Travel from Berlin to Copenhagen by train. The journey time is 6:50 hours. The train ticket price starts at 37 EUR. You have two travel options:
1) From Berlin to Copenhagen by Snälltåget overnight train. The journey time is 11:40 hours. The stop is called "Høje-Taastrup" which is 15 minutes away of Copenhagen main train station. The train offers the following service classes:
- standard seat from 49 EUR.
- reclining seat: a wider seat with less travellers in the wagon. The ticket price starts from 74 EUR.
- bed in a private compartment.
2) By a day train connection with change in Hamburg. The German railways Deutsche Bahn offers discount price tickets from 37 EUR. The journey time is 6:50 hours. You travel as follows:
- from Berlin to Hamburg by ICE train. The journey time is 1:45 hours.
- from Hamburg to Copenhagen by Intercity/Eurocity train. The journey time is 4:30 hours.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Copenhagen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ST1 Stockholm - Berlin / ST2 Berlin - Stockholm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Copenhagen - Berlin
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
